Introduction Part I: The Fountains and Follies of Youth: Conceptualizing Youth Studies 1. Towards Contemporary Youth Studies A Starting Point: Toward Complex Cultural Nests Being, Becoming, and Belonging Fountains of Youth: A Composite Youth Testimonial 2. Historical and Mythic Foundations for Youth Studies Introduction Follies and Myths A Brief Social History Part II: Research with and for Youth: Redressing Praxis, Method, and Theory 3. Asking and Answering Good Questions: The Praxis of Youth Studies Introduction Posing Questions with and for Young People Praxis (Linking Method and Theory) Praxis (Linking Theory and Method) 4. Can There Be a Social Science with and for Youth? Introduction Current Global and Canadian Contexts Towards Youth Studies with and for Young People Part III: The Remains of the Everyday: Influences and Negotiations 5. Modern Youth at Work and Play Introduction A Modern Technological Context for Work and Play Youth at Play Youth at Work 6. Schools, Families, and Friends: Reproduction and Resistance Introduction Education and Schools Families and Friends: A Great Debate Part IV: Mirrors and Passages: Being a Modern Youth 7. The Joys and Challenges of Self: Is There an Optimal Youth? Introduction Resiliency: Promises and Pathways for Youth The Trouble with Normal: Young Folk Devils Biography and Narrative Revisited 8.

Action, Practice, and Social Policy with and for Youth Introduction Youth Studies as Youth Practice Social Policy with and for Youth? Social Action with , for , and by Youth Conclusion Glossary.